Status: Passed

The governor of Balochistan on 12th of March, 2013, approved the Ordinance on Free & Compulsory education for Balochistan. Whereas there was not a single legislation on the Child rights in Balochistan beforehand. The Ordinance makes all five to sixteen year old children residing in the Balochistan province for free and compulsory education by law. The Act is now also in place titled ” Balochistan Compulsory Education Act 2014″ officially passed on February 6, 2014 – implementation of which will be dependent on “Rule of Business” which still need to be formulated.